Friday, August 25, 2017

I am trying to be better on updating. Home life has gotten more stable after the move so it is easier to paint, update, and do work. I have been currently busting out some stuff and have a few other projects to get started on. Good times indeed.

8th has been fun - got one more event to do at the end of Sept/Oct with the Iron Halo. I think the family is coming with me. It will get the wife out of the house a bit and while it isn't a complete vacation for her I will be around to help with the kiddo at night.

So far the Chaos releases seems good with a ton of builds available. There are some changes as I lost Huron's ability to "morale" fix all his Red Corsairs. It is probably a good thing as that ability is very powerful - especially when mixed with a cheap unit.

Let's see Paint list

Bill
Finish off his tau he sent me - sending me built stuff makes my life so much easier

Mike
Finish off some sisters stuff - metal models - yuck...

James
GK start - after rain gonna prime and get started on these guys

Luis
Infinity and eventually more necromunda

Greg
Huge Knight - as I am going to be rained in I'll try to start it this weekend

Me
Finish up another Contemptor Knight - look at some other random models - pick a list to playtest
Finish Aeldari art for Frontline
I think I have some others - need to get some deposits first.
Watch the Defenders at some point

Let's see - some list thoughts right now. I like the idea of using the Renegades Faction to try and get some super moving Berzerkers. Warptime says you get to move like the movement phase and as you can advance and charge you can do some nutty things. First my initial All Khorne go go go List.

You are going big, going fast, and coming in to punch the crap out of your opponent. I know we want one Relic somewhere - not sure which one would be good. We all get the rules of move and advance so maybe a weapon on the Exalted Champion?

The plan is to move fast with Daemons and Zerks - try to get off double move with them - they go 6+6+2d6 and then can charge 2d6 - seems pretty good. I could make all the Daemon Princes casters - and I bet it is better. It is something else to think about - will play it and see how it feels.

Did get a game at Wargames Con with my Lord of Skulls. He did some work and was a pain in the butt. I love playing him and want to figure out a list that isn't so reliant on massed Smites.

Of course as I want to play it in a Daemon Prince list - it just means I will have access to them. Meh - so annoying. It feels like massed Brims will be the only way to combine the Daemon Prince love I want with the Lord of Skulls. Let's look at the straight Daemon Prince option using and Iron Warriors Supreme Command to get a cool Warlord Daemon Prince and then the glue that is the Brim Daemon Battalion to let me have bodies.

This is just a ton of big beefy bodies and a Lord of Skulls that shoots forward and punches something. The Brims are just Objective secured shits with the Changling to protect them. It also has a ton of smites with stuff that most likely won't get Nerfed. Meh it isn't as exciting as the Renegade list for sure.

I will probably playtest the Renegades as I start to work on a Huron conversion and other options. Will see how it works out as I start to mess with it. The swath of Zerkers does sound neat.

Alright some models to check out and will call it a day. A plethora of down and dirty tau mixed with the last of my Khorne Berserkers. Woohoo.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

I went on two trips for events that took up some time and just trying to find the time to work on stuff. I still am as is obvious from this post and the plethora of pictures added at at the end. Plus I keep on writing nonsense on BOLS. Lets get the paint list out of the way and then onto some thoughts on the events I played and lists I want to try and mess with. Of course multiple FAQs, Army books, and just sheer desire to not paint certain things keeps me at bay. Still the new Chaos Dex has me excited.

Paint List
Me
BOLS article - List article in the can already
6 Khorne Berserkers - old build paint I need to finish up
Clean up some Rhinos for said Army - already painted just need to clean up
More Frontline art for LVO Banners
I think more art - need to talk to the guy to get a deposit but work!!! And kid!! BLargh!!

Greg S
Finish Knight dude!

Another Greg S
Get models to do Primus guys at some point!

Bill
Tau - dirty style and beaten up - right up my alley

Mike
More Sisters to finish up this small update that will probably turn into more sisters

James
GK start!

Luis
Start more Infinity instead of just art!

I am sure there are some other things too - woohoo!

Army thoughts

Right now for CSM - Renegades seem to be really strong. Huron being able to keep your cheap "Cultists" locked down is pretty dang strong. I know Iron Warriors can do the same thing too - and having the Exoskeletal Daemon Prince of Slaanesh seems pretty awesome. You can use a Mark of Slaanesh on Terminators to activate double shot jerks which sounds really good. Lord so much to work with. Let's look at some of the shell ideas and what we can do.

I really do like the idea of CSM terms. Combi-Plasma seems to be good - but wondering if just using a ton of Combi-Bolters to get a cheap drop in, shoot, double shoot if needed, and assault. Most of the time I want to remove Bubble wraps and in reality I can smite bad things to death if needed. Blah - and of course I want a Lord of Skulls too. So much to throw together.

Basically I get 9 Command points - can do a crazy assault with Zerkers and double shooting with Terms to clear out anything if I am going first. Everything else is pretty much -1 to shoot with Alpha Legion rules and the Changling. I have some options with the Cultists disappearing too and options to a decent set of Stratagems. It seems pretty decent.